58. Mr. GreshamCooke asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, in view of the need for restraint in salaries and wages, consideration will be given to postponing increases due to take place on 1st July of salaries in the higher ranges of Her Majesty's Civil Service.
§ Mr. H. BrookeNo. It was last year that these increases were recommended by a Royal Commission on a comparison with the level of salaries which already prevailed in occupations outside the Civil Service twelve months ago. They clearly afford no ground for any increase over the level of mid-1955 in any of those other occupations.
§ 64. Mr. Beswickasked the Secretary to the Treasury when the provincial differential rates for civil servants' salaries which established the 12-miles-limit were introduced.
§ Mr. H. BrookeOn 1st June, 1951.
§ 67. Mr. Hunterasked the Secretary to the Treasury what discussions have taken place between his Department and the National Staff Side of the Whitley Council under the Provincial Differential Rates Agreement of 1951, regarding the variation of particular pay areas.
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§ Mr. H. BrookeThe two sides of the National Whitley Council have recently concluded negotiations on many matters arising from the Royal Commission's Report, including provincial differentiation, and I understand that it is intended before long to resume in greater detail discussions on this latter topic.